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Plagiostoma praecursor

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Plagiostoma praecursor Quenstedt
1859Lima praecursor Winkler
1861Lima praecursor Winckler
1976Plagiostoma praecursor Bychkov et al.
1981Plagiostoma praecursor Vörös

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlagiostomaSowerby 1814
speciespraecursorQuenstedt 1856

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Plagiostoma praecursor Quenstedt 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 247.20000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Plagiostoma praecursor (33419)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Mecsek) Plagiostoma praecursor (197091)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Lima praecursor (202142)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Lima praecursor (23870)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Lima praecursor (73193)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Russian Federation Lima praecursor (39313)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Champagne-Ardennes) Plagiostoma praecursor (139922)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Plagiostoma praecursor (38167 38168)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprém) Plagiostoma praecursor (200771)